Marine Discovery Centre
Whitby counts Marine Discovery Centre, an aquarium, among its places to visit. Another 11 places to visit lie within 5 km. The first to add nearby is Whitby Abbey, at 500 m.
Aquarium in Whitby
Inside Whitby
Marine Discovery Centre is inside Whitby’s built-up area, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Whitby
June to September are the warmest in Whitby, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C.
Marine Discovery Centre
Aquarium.
In Whitby, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Aquarium
- Town
- in Whitby
Entry, hours, address
- EntryA fee is charged
Map of Marine Discovery Centre and nearby
The numbers show what else is near Marine Discovery Centre, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Whitby’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Marine Discovery Centre
All of these towns include it on their pages.
Pair Marine Discovery Centre with these
4 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory are among the 18 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhitby Abbey500 m away2
MuseumCaptain Cook Memorial Museum300 m away3
MuseumWhitby Museum600 m away4
CastleOld Mulgrave Castle5.9 km away5
MuseumPannett Art Gallery600 m away6CastleCastleSneaton Castle Centre1.9 km away7AttractionAttraction · National TrustBrickyard Quarry (disused)12 km away8MuseumMuseumWhitby Jet Heritage Centre200 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Marine Discovery Centre
Where is Marine Discovery Centre?
Marine Discovery Centre is in Whitby, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Marine Discovery Centre?
Aquarium.
When is the best time to visit Marine Discovery Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Whitby, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Marine Discovery Centre?
Within 15 km: Whitby Abbey (500 m), Captain Cook Memorial Museum (300 m), Whitby Museum (600 m) and Old Mulgrave Castle (5.9 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Whitby Abbey: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Captain Cook Memorial Museum: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mulgrave Castle: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pannett Art Gallery: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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